Petrochemicals

Clariant has announced that it has officially joined the EU ‘Circular Plastics Alliance’.

Clariant’s additives business aims to support the needs of China’s growth industries, with new facilities to foster R&D and joint application technology developments at the One Clariant Campus (OCC).

API has outlined a path for a low-carbon future in its new Climate Action Framework.

Lummus Technology has announced an award for its ethylbenzene technology from a customer in Jiangsu Province, China.

BASF, SABIC and Linde have signed a joint agreement to develop and demonstrate solutions for electrically heated steam cracker furnaces.

Jiangsu Jiatong Energy Co. Ltd, has placed an order with MAN Energy Solutions for four trains for production of purified terephthalic acid in China.

Byogy Renewables Inc., has built, and is now commissioning, a facility converting cellulosic bioethanol into full replacement sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel in Japan.

Lotte GS Chemical Corp. has selected Honeywell technology for its phenol and acetone production at its petrochemicals facility in Yeosu, Korea.

Clean Planet Energy have unveiled two new ultra-clean marine fuels made from non-recyclable plastic waste.

OMV’s new ISO C4 plant in Burghausen, Germany, has started production.

Clariant Catalysts has opened a new research and development (R&D) centre at its new One Clariant Campus (OCC) in Shanghai.

HyNet North West has received £72 million in funding from the UK government to help transition the country to ‘net zero’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

New Hope Energy’s Trinity Oaks Tyler plant has received the internationally recognised ISCC Plus™ mass balance certification for its pyrolysis oil and other co-products. 

The IEA reports that oil markets face uncertain future after rebound from historic COVID-19 shock.

Synova and Technip Energies have announced a strategic partnership in advanced plastic recycling technology.